London: Hamilton, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue boards with gilt lettering to the spine. A VG copy (gilt dulled; some foxing to the page block edges;' faint evidence of a book-plate having been carefully removed from the front paste-down). The dustwrapper is VG indeed and priced 9s 6d to the inside flap (as called for). There is a slither of shallow loss to the tip of the spine that stretches to the top left-hand corner of the front panel. Looks better than it sounds. Great cover art by Robin Jacques. `Photographs/scans available upon request.

Synopsis

While committing what he intends to be his last burglary, "Sad Freddie" discovers something completely out of his line: the body of a dead woman, her chest covered in blood, holding a telephone in her hand. Inspector Maigret is called in to solve the crime, and after an exhaustive search, a psychological duel, a marathon interrogation, and innumerable glasses of Pernod, wine, cold beer, and brandy--a sure sign that this is no easy case--the famous French sleuth triumphs. Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon

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Bookseller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 355490723144
Title: Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
Author: Simenon, Georges
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used
Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hamilton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1955

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...